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07-01-2015, 09:01 PM | #286 | |
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a) cut the circus act players like Nick Young, Jordan Hill, Sacre, etc b) their archaic front off incorporates an analytics division and not just "we are the lakers" its not 1999 anymore. it has nothing to do with old Kobe |
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07-01-2015, 09:05 PM | #287 | |
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07-01-2015, 09:08 PM | #288 | |
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Varejao does not exist, Love is a terrible defensive player, and Mozgov is too slow of foot to be an adequate defender of anything other than 5's. Thompson is vital to their defense. |
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07-01-2015, 09:22 PM | #289 | |
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Mozgov is a better option against a true 5. Kaun might get some minutes there too. Varejao can't stay healthy. But he'd also only be asked to play 10-15 minutes a game. When healthy, he isn't much different from Thompson And through all this, Lebron could play minutes at PF and dominate if needed. And the Cavs have a lot of options with that Haywood exception. David Lee and Splitter or Diaw have been mentioned as names In other words, if the Cavs didn't bring back Thompson, they'd still have a strong PF/C rotation. With a trade, their depth could be excellent. Shumpert, on the other hand... what good options do the Cavs have right now at SG if not for Shumpert? Even with Shumpert, the Cavs are dangerously thin at Guard. |
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07-01-2015, 10:57 PM | #290 |
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Kings trade Stauskas, Jason Thompson, Carl Landry, a future 1st and the right to swap 1sts in two other drafts for ..... nothing. They dump salary and picks in the hopes of signing Rondo and one of Ellis or Matthews. Yikes. Ranadive is a nut.
Meanwhile, the Pels sign Asik for 5/$58M. Huh? Nearly $12M for a guy who seemed a strange fit in his season with the Pels. And they're bringing in Alvin Gentry who has said he's going to play Warrior type ball. Maybe they see Asik as their Bogut. |
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07-01-2015, 11:27 PM | #291 |
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Draymond Green's contract seems insane.
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You know what...zilla might be right. Are the Cavs really paying Thompson a near max contract to come off the bench?
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07-02-2015, 12:23 AM | #293 | |
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Lakers "brand" is dead. The fact they go into these meetings puffing their chests with a clown crew consisting of Jim Buss, James Worthy, Kobe and the guy who couldn't gameplan a 7 year old youth league basketball team, Byron Scott, and expecting to sell the off-the-court lifestyle as opposed to in game strategy just blows my mind. The Lakers live in the stone age in regards to analytics. They think players are just going to come here because it's "LA". Players don't give a shit about Kobe, the Lakers 16 rings. They care about how they are going to be used, how they are going to acquire more talent and the coaching staff around them. The Lakers are going into meetings with property next to the Playboy mansion but that property has a mold problem and foundation is falling apart. The entire front office should be cleared out. Kupchak has done nothing without either Phil Jackson as his head coach or Jerry West as his boss. This has to be eye opening for someone in that braindead FO that it's the 2nd year with cap space and no upper level player wants it. That's what happens when you keep hiring junk coaches, keep referencing your past and have a garbage roster to sell.
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07-02-2015, 12:25 AM | #294 |
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I don't think it is. He's a real difference maker when you consider how many ways teams can play with him on the floor.
He's a plus defender, can hit open shots and there's really not anything he does badly. He's a good rebounder, a great passer for a big and can score when needed. I love his game.
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07-02-2015, 06:20 AM | #295 |
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I love Sam Hinkie.
Because if the Kings are bad, no matter how many win now players they sign, their dysfunctional front office might ruin it all by firing Karl if they get out to a slow start and it will be all downhill from there. Sixers can swap their pick and just own them lol |
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07-02-2015, 06:32 AM | #296 | |
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If the Cavs pull off a Haywood exception trade for Diaw/Splitter/David Lee (one of those guys) I'd bet probably in 2016 the Cavs consider trading one of their PFs or Cs. And maybe it's a big name like Love or Thompson. |
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07-02-2015, 06:40 AM | #297 | |
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07-02-2015, 10:57 AM | #298 |
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The Spurs are making a hard push for Aldridge.
Traded Splitter freeing up the cap room. Duncan and Ginobili are supposedly willing to take lower pay amounts to bring him in and keep Danny Green. Kawhi is getting a 5 year deal. Next year's Spurs could be better than the most recent championship team. |
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07-02-2015, 11:03 AM | #299 |
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I like the Spurs, but I ****ing hate this "take less to get more" bullshit. It's so dumb. I think every player should have someone 'arbitrating' their salary and that's what they have to take. If they are a max level player, they make max level money. Period.
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07-02-2015, 11:04 AM | #300 |
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let it be known, this is a Duncan gripe, not Ginobili ... he should be making vet min at this point
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